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' CHILDS CARRIAGE.

No. 563,56'7. I Patented July '7, 1896.

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G. S. GOLBURN.

CHILD'S GARRIAGE.

Patehted July 7, 1 896.

UNITED STATES PATENT "'FFICE.

GEORGE s. COLBURN, OF GARDNER, MASSACHUSETTS.

CHILDVS CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent N0. 563,567, dated July '7', 1896.

Application filed July 25, 1895. serial No. 557,072. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE S. COLBURN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gardner, in the county of WVorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and usef ul Improvement in Baby-Carriages, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in explaining its nature.

My invention relates especially to a construction whereby the carriage may be upset without throwing out its occupant, and is in tended to prevent injury to infants and children.

The improvement consists in forming the car or seat of the carriage so that itwill swing on its supports and assume a horizontal position whatever be the inclination of the sup ports, as will hereinafter be more particularly described.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a View in. side elevation of a baby-carriage containing the features of my invention. Fig. 2 is a view in plan with the parts above the line 2 2 of Fig. 1 removed. It shows my improved brake, which will hereinafter be referred to. Fig. 3 is a view in end elevation, taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 4 is a View in vertical section on the line 4 4 in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a section showing the manner of adj usting the different parts of the frame together by one bolt.

A represents the side pieces, of wood or other suitable material, which extend upward at the back to form the handle B. They are curved upward for a short distance in front also in order to steady the hangers. (See Fig. 1.) These side pieces are bolted at c on the cross-pieces C G, preferably of metal, the ends of which form the axles for the wheels I) I). Underneath the side pieces and the cross-pieces are the diagonal braces c c. The car E is of any desired shape and is hung on curved hooks FF in such a way that it will swing freely back and forth withoutstriking the wheels in so doing. The

hooks F Fengage the curved end of the steel wires G G, (shown in Figs. 1 and 3,) which are fastened beneath either end of the car at g g.

The hangers H H are formed of heavy wire or other suitable material and are bolted to the frame at c 0. Their upper ends are con-. nected by the connecting-plate I, as shown in Fig. 3. This connecting-plate consists of two plates 2' j, bolted together and adapted to firmly grasp the ends of the hangers H H.

The plates furnish a support for the pin K,;

which carries the hook F, and is adapted to move readily in a vertical direction between them. The pin K is returned to the position shown in Fig. 4 after being depressed by the spring L. Its upward movement is checked by the nut 10 The pin carries a stud k, Fig. 4, which is adapted to move in a slot is (see Fig. 3) and acts as a guide.

The hangers H H are stiff but at the same time have a certain amount of resiliency, and thus obviate the necessity of using springs. They may be paintedof any desired color, or may be gilded or coated with bronze to suit the fancy of the owner. The carriage may also be provided wit-h a hood of any desired description.

Fig. 2 shows my new and improved brake. It is formed of wood or other suitable material, and consists of the bar a, pivoted to the crosspiece 0 at at, having one end a flattened and connected at the other end to the bars b b, which are pivoted to the side pieces A A at b b. At the ends of the bars I) b are the brake blocks 19 D The bar. a and the bars 12 Z) are so connected that the latter can move on the former as a pivot.

The operation of the brake is as follows:

Its position when at rest is that shown in Fig.

1, where the brake-block is situated in a plane parallel to the plane connecting the centers of the two wheels, but above it. It will be observed that the brake-block is of such a shape that it will bear on both wheels at once when depressed. If the foot be placed on the flattened end a of the bar a, the other end of the bar will be raised and the brake-block b b at the ends of the bars b b will be'depressed, as will be readily understood from the foregoing description.

Fig. 5 shows the attachment of all the parts of the frame together by one bolt. H is the hanger. A is the side piece. 0 is the crosspiece, and c the diagonalbrace.

The advantage of my invention is that it will be impossible for a baby to be injured should the baby-carriage be upset by any mischance. This' result is secured without the sacrifice of any useful or ornamental feature of the carriages known to the public.

The brake herein described will be found a great convenience, as by the use of it the speed of the carriage on an incline may be easily regulated.

Having thus fully described by invention,

1 claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. As an improved article of manufacture, a baby-carriage having a body supported by Wire loops which engage With Wire hooks carried by vertically-movable pins, the motion thereof being controlled by springs, as and for the purposes described.

2. In a baby-carriage, the improved brake,

formed as described, having the bars (2)), which carry the brake-blocks, the latter being adapted to be depressed on the operation of the brake, and to engage with both Wheels on each side of the carriage, as and for the purposes described.

3. The combination in a baby-carriage of the hangers H, the connecting-plate I, the

. pin K, the hooks F, the Wires G, as and for 

